Epic Family Kenya

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi Kenya, you will be met and assisted through health procedures, immigration, collect your luggage and exit the arrivals terminal.

Here you will meet your driver and transfer to Hemingways Hotel, a drive of about half an hour (traffic dependent).

Overnight - Hemingways Hotel

 After breakfast, you are transferred to Wilson Airport, Air Kenya Aviation  in time for your charter flight to Kalepo.

On landing at the airstrip, you will be met by your driver and transferred to Kalepo Camp a drive of about 20 minutes.

Spend the next three nights at Kalepo Camp enjoying the cultural activities on offer.

Kalepo is in an area where wildlife and the community are in need of sustainable conservation. The locations have been hand-picked in the northern part of the Namunyak Conservancy in Northern Kenya. This is a truly wild corner of Africa; completely unfenced and untamed, where wildlife and pastoralist tribes co-exist as they have done for centuries. Kalepo Camp focuses more on cultural activities as it is not a big wildlife area.

Overnights - Kalepo Camp - Exclusive Use

Kalepo Camp is an intimate tented luxury bush camp.  You have the next 2 days in your private safari camp.

Set in a shady grove of acacias with the majestic Mathews Mountains as a backdrop, the camp will be sold exclusively and will be the perfect base for families to recharge and to explore the beauty of the culture of this corner of Samburuland.  

Activities include:-

• Early morning Samburu village visit including the Singing wells (weather permitting)
• Morning walk with honey hunters and traditional wood carvers.
• Afternoon walk with Samburu herdsmen and their livestock back to their village,
• Afternoon dry riverbed walk with sundowners and Samburu traditional dancing.
• Bush walks  - take the time to leave the car behind and enjoy the smaller things – tracks, spoor, dung beetles and micro-ecosystems. Enjoy insight into the interesting geology of this landscape

Overnights - Kalepo Camp - Exclusive Use

This morning you will be transferred to Kalepo airstrip in time for the Air Kenya Aviation charter flight departing to Lewa airstrip.

On landing at Lewa airstrip,  you will be met by your driver/guide and transferred with a game drive en route to Lewa House.

Located at the very heart of the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Lewa House is set on top of a hill with extensive views over gentle rolling hills with Mount Kenya to the south and the rugged Mathews Range and the sacred mountain of Ol Olokwe to the north.

Established as a cattle ranch in 1922 - Lewa has always been managed with wildlife as a top priority. In 1995 the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (a non-profit organisation) was formed and in 2013 the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today there is minimal livestock on Lewa and the main focus of the conservancy is wildlife conservation together with community outreach programmes and development. Host to over 14% of Kenya’s Black Rhino population and over 12% of the global population of Grevy’s zebra, Lewa is one of the best places in the country to see both of these iconic animals. Wildlife abounds, with all of the Big Five and herbivores associated with the north of Kenya.

Overnight - Lewa House 

You spend the next two days exploring Lewa Conservancy.  The main activity from Lewa House is game drives (by day and night) across the abundant Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, conducted in open vehicles, which are generally very productive.

Walking safaris are possible and take place in areas where vehicles seldom, or cannot, venture. It is also possible to walk with camels or have a go at riding these slightly uncomfortable creatures!

Horse riding is available across the plains for another different perspective with one ride usually being included within a three night stay.

Various community and conservation focused trips are also offered at Lewa house. These include visiting the Conservancy HQ to gain an insight into their conservation work and the challenges of poaching, the Lewa Anti-poaching bloodhounds where you are able to meet the rangers and see demonstrations of tracking, visit the indigenous Ngare Ndare Forest where you are able to swim in the river, visit waterfalls and the forest boardwalk.

There is a prehistoric site on the ranch where Acheulian hand axes can be found scattered on the ground. If you are interested, a visit to see the working side of the ranch and conservancy can be arranged.

Overnight - Lewa House 

This morning you will be transferred to Lewa airstrip in time for the Air Kenya charter flight departing to Mara North airstrip, Masai Mara, a flight of about 1hour 27 minutes

On landing,  you will be met by your driver/guide and transferred with a game drive en route to Richards Camp, arriving in time for lunch.

A small and brilliant eco-luxury camp, Richard’s River Camp is located on the banks of Njageteck River, in the Mara North Conservancy, just outside the Masai Mara. Named after the late Richard Roberts, it embodies everything family, adventure, a deep understanding of conservation, great generosity that he stood for.

Overnight - Richards Camp 

Richard's River Camp offers a wide range of adventurous activities, you can choose from game drives by day or night, scenic guided bush walks and walking safaris, bird-watching, sundowners and bush meals. At an additional cost you can experience a balloon flight over the Mara as well as visit the Mara Elephant project.

During your time in the Mara North Conservancy you enjoy one visit into the Main Mara.

Chances of seeing the big African cats in action are even greater during the Great Migration. During this ultimate trek of herd animals, the local big cats are often out and about in search of their next easy meal. You will be able to see quite a bit of the Great Migration from within the Mara North Conservancy during the dry season from July - October. Migrating herds of wildebeest and zebras that continue on from the Mara Triangle and the reserve, and push further north, pass through the conservancy. However, for the more dramatic Mara River crossings you’ll have to travel south to the main Masai Mara National Reserve.

Overnights - Richards Camp 

Today is your last day in Africa!

You transfer to the airstrip in time for the Air Kenya Charter flight departing to Wilson Airport Nairobi.  On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Hemingways Hotel where day rooms have been reserved. 

After lunch, transfer to Giraffe Centre where you are able to feed the Rothschild Giraffe from a platform.

After you freshen up and have dinner you are transferred to Jomo Kenyatta Airport and check in for your home-bound flight and depart Africa.

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